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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over‐the‐Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, 2020-2021 Annual Averages
Metropolitan area 2020
rate
2021
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

8.1 5.3 -2.8  

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

17.8 7.7 -10.1 1

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

15.5 7.9 -7.6 2

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

17.1 9.8 -7.3 3

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.7 5.1 -5.6 4

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.5 6.1 -5.4 5

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

22.6 17.5 -5.1 6

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 2.8 -4.9 7

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

11.8 7.1 -4.7 8

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.3 5.6 -4.7 8

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.8 7.3 -4.5 10

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

13.7 9.2 -4.5 10

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 4.0 -4.4 12

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 5.4 -4.4 12

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

10.6 6.3 -4.3 14

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.0 6.8 -4.2 15

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 5.7 -4.2 15

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 4.6 -4.1 17

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.3 7.2 -4.1 17

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.5 5.4 -4.1 17

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 4.1 -4.1 17

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 4.6 -4.1 17

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 5.7 -4.0 22

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.5 7.5 -4.0 22

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

10.4 6.4 -4.0 22

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 4.6 -4.0 22

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

17.1 13.1 -4.0 22

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 4.4 -3.9 27

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

8.9 5.1 -3.8 28

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 5.5 -3.8 28

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

9.4 5.6 -3.8 28

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.2 6.4 -3.8 28

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.0 -3.7 32

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 3.9 -3.7 32

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 5.6 -3.7 32

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 5.6 -3.7 32

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

10.5 6.8 -3.7 32

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 5.7 -3.7 32

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 5.4 -3.6 38

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 3.1 -3.6 38

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 3.7 -3.6 38

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 4.7 -3.6 38

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 3.7 -3.6 38

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.5 5.9 -3.6 38

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.2 -3.5 44

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.0 6.5 -3.5 44

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.5 6.0 -3.5 44

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 5.7 -3.5 44

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.2 -3.5 44

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 6.2 -3.5 44

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.0 6.5 -3.5 44

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 5.7 -3.5 44

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 5.1 -3.5 44

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 6.4 -3.5 44

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.6 6.2 -3.4 54

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

6.7 3.3 -3.4 54

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 5.6 -3.4 54

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.0 -3.4 54

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 6.4 -3.4 54

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 4.7 -3.3 59

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.3 -3.3 59

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.5 8.2 -3.3 59

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 6.4 -3.3 59

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.8 5.5 -3.3 59

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.3 7.0 -3.3 59

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.3 -3.3 59

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 5.1 -3.3 59

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

8.9 5.6 -3.3 59

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.1 -3.2 68

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.1 -3.2 68

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 2.9 -3.2 68

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 4.9 -3.2 68

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 6.0 -3.2 68

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.5 5.3 -3.2 68

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 3.8 -3.2 68

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 5.8 -3.2 68

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 4.0 -3.2 68

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.5 -3.2 68

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

9.5 6.3 -3.2 68

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 5.3 -3.1 79

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 3.4 -3.1 79

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.6 -3.1 79

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 5.8 -3.1 79

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 4.4 -3.1 79

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA

9.9 6.8 -3.1 79

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.1 8.0 -3.1 79

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.5 -3.1 79

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.3 -3.1 79

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.2 -3.1 79

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 5.6 -3.1 79

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.0 -3.1 79

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.5 -3.1 79

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.1 -3.0 92

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.7 -3.0 92

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 3.6 -3.0 92

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.3 -3.0 92

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 6.1 -3.0 92

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 6.0 -3.0 92

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 3.9 -3.0 92

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 4.8 -3.0 92

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 6.1 -2.9 100

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 3.9 -2.9 100

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 2.8 -2.9 100

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

12.8 9.9 -2.9 100

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 5.3 -2.9 100

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.2 -2.9 100

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 3.7 -2.9 100

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.7 -2.9 100

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.2 -2.9 100

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 3.8 -2.9 100

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 4.9 -2.9 100

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 5.3 -2.9 100

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.1 -2.9 100

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 6.1 -2.9 100

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.5 8.6 -2.9 100

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 6.5 -2.9 100

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.1 7.2 -2.9 100

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.4 -2.9 100

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 5.3 -2.9 100

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.5 8.6 -2.9 100

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.4 -2.9 100

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

13.5 10.6 -2.9 100

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.3 -2.8 122

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.5 5.7 -2.8 122

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.0 -2.8 122

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.1 -2.8 122

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.2 -2.8 122

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

6.1 3.3 -2.8 122

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.8 -2.8 122

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 5.8 -2.8 122

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 6.4 -2.8 122

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 4.4 -2.8 122

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.4 -2.8 122

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 6.1 -2.8 122

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.0 -2.8 122

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.1 8.3 -2.8 122

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 6.9 -2.8 122

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.5 -2.8 122

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.5 -2.8 122

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.6 -2.7 139

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.9 -2.7 139

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 6.7 -2.7 139

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 5.2 -2.7 139

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.6 6.9 -2.7 139

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.4 -2.7 139

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 4.5 -2.7 139

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.3 -2.7 139

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 5.2 -2.7 139

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.7 -2.7 139

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.2 -2.7 139

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 3.8 -2.7 139

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.0 8.3 -2.7 139

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.2 7.5 -2.7 139

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.6 -2.7 139

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.7 -2.7 139

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.2 -2.7 139

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.6 -2.7 139

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.3 -2.7 139

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 5.2 -2.7 139

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 5.3 -2.6 159

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 3.8 -2.6 159

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.4 -2.6 159

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.3 -2.6 159

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.7 9.1 -2.6 159

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 4.2 -2.6 159

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.5 -2.6 159

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.0 -2.6 159

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.7 -2.6 159

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.2 -2.6 159

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.3 -2.6 159

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.2 -2.6 159

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.7 9.1 -2.6 159

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.1 -2.6 159

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.1 -2.6 159

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

5.8 3.2 -2.6 159

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.2 -2.6 159

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 5.6 -2.6 159

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.4 -2.5 177

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.3 -2.5 177

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.3 -2.5 177

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.9 -2.5 177

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.6 -2.5 177

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.4 -2.5 177

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.0 -2.5 177

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 6.9 -2.5 177

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.3 -2.5 177

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 3.5 -2.5 177

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.1 -2.5 177

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.7 -2.5 177

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.8 6.3 -2.5 177

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.5 -2.5 177

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 6.2 -2.5 177

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 7.4 -2.5 177

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.7 -2.5 177

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 6.4 -2.5 177

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.0 -2.5 177

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.3 -2.5 177

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.5 -2.5 177

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.1 -2.5 177

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 5.1 -2.5 177

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.3 -2.5 177

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.5 7.0 -2.5 177

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.2 -2.4 202

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 4.3 -2.4 202

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 5.2 -2.4 202

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 4.4 -2.4 202

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.7 -2.4 202

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 2.6 -2.4 202

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.2 -2.4 202

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.5 -2.4 202

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.6 -2.4 202

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 5.5 -2.4 202

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 2.9 -2.4 202

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 5.2 -2.4 202

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 6.3 -2.4 202

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 2.6 -2.4 202

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 5.0 -2.4 202

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 6.6 -2.4 202

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.2 -2.4 202

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.2 -2.4 202

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 5.0 -2.4 202

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 3.9 -2.4 202

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.8 -2.4 202

St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)

6.8 4.4 -2.4 202

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 2.8 -2.4 202

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.1 -2.4 202

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.2 -2.4 202

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 7.4 -2.4 202

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.4 8.0 -2.4 202

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.1 8.7 -2.4 202

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.1 -2.3 230

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 5.3 -2.3 230

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 3.4 -2.3 230

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 4.1 -2.3 230

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.3 -2.3 230

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.5 -2.3 230

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.0 7.7 -2.3 230

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 6.8 -2.3 230

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.0 -2.3 230

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.5 -2.3 230

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 6.0 -2.3 230

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 5.3 -2.3 230

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.1 8.8 -2.3 230

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.5 -2.3 230

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.2 -2.3 230

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.9 -2.3 230

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.2 -2.3 230

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 4.9 -2.3 230

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.8 -2.3 230

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.8 -2.3 230

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.2 -2.2 250

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.7 -2.2 250

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.9 -2.2 250

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.6 -2.2 250

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.9 9.7 -2.2 250

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.9 -2.2 250

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.1 -2.2 250

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.5 6.3 -2.2 250

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

12.5 10.3 -2.2 250

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.3 -2.2 250

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.1 -2.2 250

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.2 -2.2 250

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.9 -2.2 250

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 6.4 -2.2 250

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.6 -2.1 264

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.4 -2.1 264

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.1 -2.1 264

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.1 8.0 -2.1 264

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 6.2 -2.1 264

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.5 -2.1 264

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.4 -2.1 264

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 5.4 -2.1 264

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.4 -2.1 264

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.1 -2.1 264

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.1 -2.1 264

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.5 -2.1 264

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 2.9 -2.1 264

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 2.7 -2.1 264

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.6 -2.1 264

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 5.2 -2.1 264

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.2 -2.1 264

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.4 -2.1 264

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.1 -2.1 264

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 6.1 -2.0 283

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 7.1 -2.0 283

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 5.1 -2.0 283

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.6 -2.0 283

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 2.7 -2.0 283

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 4.4 -2.0 283

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.8 -2.0 283

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.8 -2.0 283

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 5.2 -2.0 283

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 3.7 -2.0 283

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.3 -2.0 283

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 6.9 -2.0 283

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.5 -2.0 283

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 6.3 -2.0 283

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.0 -2.0 283

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 5.2 -1.9 298

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.2 9.3 -1.9 298

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 5.6 -1.9 298

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 6.4 -1.9 298

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 4.1 -1.9 298

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 2.8 -1.9 298

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 2.6 -1.9 298

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 7.0 -1.9 298

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 4.1 -1.9 298

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 4.9 -1.9 298

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 3.9 -1.8 308

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

8.1 6.3 -1.8 308

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.6 -1.8 308

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

7.2 5.4 -1.8 308

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.8 -1.8 308

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.1 -1.8 308

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.4 -1.8 308

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 6.2 -1.8 308

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.1 -1.8 308

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 5.1 -1.8 308

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 5.1 -1.8 308

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 4.3 -1.8 308

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 5.5 -1.8 308

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.3 -1.8 308

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 4.0 -1.8 308

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 6.2 -1.7 323

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 4.4 -1.7 323

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.0 -1.7 323

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 2.6 -1.7 323

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 2.9 -1.7 323

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 6.2 -1.7 323

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 2.6 -1.7 323

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.1 -1.7 323

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 6.1 -1.7 323

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 5.5 -1.7 323

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 4.7 -1.7 323

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.9 -1.7 323

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 2.8 -1.6 335

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

4.8 3.2 -1.6 335

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.9 -1.6 335

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.0 -1.6 335

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.8 -1.6 335

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.1 -1.6 335

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.4 -1.6 335

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.7 -1.6 335

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.2 -1.6 335

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 2.8 -1.5 344

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 5.5 -1.5 344

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.2 -1.5 344

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

7.8 6.3 -1.5 344

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.5 -1.5 344

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.4 -1.5 344

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.4 -1.5 344

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.8 -1.5 344

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

9.2 7.7 -1.5 344

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.7 -1.4 353

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.3 -1.4 353

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.0 -1.4 353

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

7.3 5.9 -1.4 353

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.4 -1.4 353

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.9 -1.4 353

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 5.0 -1.3 359

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.4 -1.3 359

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.2 -1.3 359

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 6.4 -1.3 359

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.5 -1.3 359

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.4 -1.3 359

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.9 -1.3 359

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 5.2 -1.3 359

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.7 -1.2 367

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 5.1 -1.2 367

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 2.8 -1.2 367

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.4 -1.2 367

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 5.7 -1.2 367

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.7 -1.2 367

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 6.6 -1.1 373

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.7 -1.1 373

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 5.8 -1.1 373

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.6 -1.1 373

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.6 -1.0 377

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.9 -1.0 377

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.2 -1.0 377

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 8.4 -1.0 377

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.1 -1.0 377

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 6.9 -0.9 382

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

5.0 4.1 -0.9 382

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.7 -0.8 384

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 5.8 -0.7 385

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.1 -0.5 386

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

4.8 4.4 -0.4 387

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

5.0 4.8 -0.2 388

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 8.0 0.4 389

Footnotes
(1) Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.

Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based.

 

Last Modified Date: April 21, 2023